for owner-run businesses

You run the business.
I'll handle the rest.

Website, brand, marketing, operations and profit, sorted by someone who actually runs a children's activity business day to day.

  • One person, eight areas, no agency retainer
  • Websites from £500, payment plans available
  • First useful thing done in week one

20 minutes. No obligation. I reply within one working day.

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10+ years

Brand, marketing and ops

A decade fixing brand, marketing and the day-to-day systems underneath them for owner-run businesses.

From £500

Websites that earn their keep

Built to turn visitors into enquiries, live in two to four weeks, looked after after launch.

1 person

The one you actually deal with

You get me on the call, me doing the work and me telling you straight when something isn't worth paying for.

real results

From a business a lot like yours.

If you’re considering working with Nick, I’d highly recommend him. The website and booking system have been brilliant, and his support throughout has been second to none.
SplashnswimPrivate 1-to-1 swim school, Essex

Wanted a professional website and booking system that reflected their brand and made life easier for team and customers. Nick delivered a system that’s easy to use, works seamlessly, and made managing bookings far more efficient.

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sound familiar?

If you've said one of these this month, we should talk.

“The website looks fine, so why is nobody enquiring?”

Looking nice and getting enquiries are two different jobs. Yours is only doing one of them.

“We're rammed and I'm still not taking much home.”

Busy is not the same as profitable. Usually it is pricing, capacity or one supplier quietly eating the margin.

“I'm the bottleneck for absolutely everything.”

Every enquiry, invoice and rota goes through you. That is a systems problem, and it is fixable in weeks.

what i do

Eight areas. One person.

Most businesses your size don't need eight different specialists on retainer, just one person who can move between all of them.

most popular

Website

Most sites for businesses like yours look fine and convert badly. I build the version that turns a curious visitor into an enquiry, then keep it out of your way.

  • Built around one job: get the enquiry
  • Fast on a phone, where most people find you
  • Copy written for you, not filled with waffle
  • Found on Google for your town and your service
  • Enquiries land straight in your inbox
  • Looked after after launch, no ghosting

From £500, payment plans available. Live in two to four weeks.

Talk about website
biggest quick win

Profitability

Most owners are busy and still not making what they should. I go through the numbers with you and show where the money actually goes.

  • True cost of delivering each job, class or term
  • Pricing that reflects what you're worth, without losing customers
  • Where capacity sits empty and what it costs you
  • Subscriptions and suppliers you're quietly overpaying
  • A simple monthly number you can actually track
  • Where to spend next, and where to stop

Usually pays for itself in the first change we make.

Talk about profitability

And when the other bits come up, they're covered too.

Branding

A look and feel that makes you look as credible as you already are.

Marketing

Getting found by the right people, without the guesswork or the jargon.

Operations

The day-to-day systems that stop things falling through the cracks.

Systems

The tools and processes that save hours every week, once they're set up properly.

Customer experience

From first enquiry to loyal regular, without the awkward gaps in between.

AI adoption

Practical, sensible ways to save time. No hype, no chatbots for the sake of it.

how it works

Simple, on purpose

  1. 1

    Free call

    Twenty minutes, no obligation. Just working out what you actually need.

  2. 2

    Quick-win audit

    A clear look at what's working, what isn't, and what to fix first.

  3. 3

    Agreed plan

    One-off project or ongoing support, whichever suits you and your budget.

  4. 4

    Get moving

    Work starts, you get updates in plain English, not jargon.

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what it costs

No surprises

Not sure which one? Start with the audit. It tells you what's worth spending on before you spend anything bigger.

most owners start here

Quick-Win Audit

from £350

A full look across website, brand, marketing and the enquiry journey, with a clear list of what to fix first.

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Website

from £500

A site built to bring people in and make it easy to get in touch or book.

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Embedded Support

from £650/month

Ongoing hands-on help across any of the eight areas, as your extra pair of hands.

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Brand & Website Sprint

from £1,800

A full brand refresh and new website, done together so everything matches.

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Growth Partner

custom quote

For businesses wanting deeper, longer-term support across the board.

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Payment plans available on anything over £1,000.

questions

Straight answers

How fast can we start?+

Usually within a week of the first call, depending on what you need.

Do you only work with children's activity businesses?+

That's the focus and where most of the hands-on experience comes from, but the same approach works for any small, owner-run business. If you're not sure it's a fit, book the call and find out.

What if I only need one of the eight areas, not all of them?+

That's fine, most clients start with one thing. The eight areas are there so you're not stuck finding someone new every time something else comes up.

Is there a contract?+

One-off projects are just that, one-off. Ongoing support runs month to month, no lock-in.

What happens on the free call?+

A straightforward chat about what's going on in the business right now, and whether OctoWorks is a sensible fit. No pitch, no pressure.

What if I can't afford it right now?+

Say so on the call. Most work can be split into payment plans, or started with the smallest piece that pays for itself first. If nothing on the list is worth your money yet, I'll tell you that instead of selling you something.

What actually happens once I've paid?+

You get a short written plan with dates, then work starts. You hear from me every week in plain English, you see progress as it happens, and you deal with me the whole way through, not an account manager.

Splashy the OctoWorks octopus mascot looking proudnot an agency
the person, not the pitch

Hi, I'm Nick. I do the work myself.

"I've run an owner-run business from the inside, so when you tell me what's broken, I've almost certainly fixed it once already."

Ten years across brand, marketing and operations, plus software I've designed, built and launched myself. You get one person who answers the phone, does the work and tells you straight when something isn't worth paying for.

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Twenty minutes, no obligation, no pitch deck. I reply within one working day, always me, never a bot.

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